"Nouvelle géographie universelle (1/19)" by Élisée Reclus is a geography work published between 1876 and 1894. This monumental series spans nineteen volumes, each exploring different regions of the world through both physical and human geography. Written single-handedly by Reclus in Switzerland and illustrated by cartographer Charles Perron, the complete work contains nearly 18,000 pages of text, over 4,000 maps, and thousands of engravings. Praised for its neutrality compared to nationalist-influenced atlases, it served diplomatic purposes, including Swiss arbitration of territorial disputes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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